Registration and licensing statistics

As at 31 December 2017.

Licence holders

South Australia has 1,238,239 licence holders, this includes full, provisional 1, provisional 2, probationary licences and learners permits and does not include disqualified drivers, suspended, cancelled or expired licences.

Licence class

Number of holders

C (Car)

1,065,356

HC
(Heavy Combination)

34,982

HR
(Heavy Rigid)

57,518

LR
(Light Rigid)

24,819

MC
(Multi Combination)

12,544

MR
(Medium Rigid)

41,346

RD
(Bike Date)

17,952

R
(Motor Bike)

152,569

The sum of licence classes will not equal the number of licence holders because a driver can have a motor bike and another class of licence i.e. C and R.

Licence types

Number of holders

Full
Licence

1,118,951

Learners
Permit

53,715

Probationary
Licence

3,939

Provisional
1 Licence

22,701

Provisional
2 Licence

45,683

The sum of licence types will not equal the number of licence holders because a driver can have a learner's permit for another class of vehicle in addition to the class on their licence.